May 3, 2017 at 5:24 p.m.
Robert Yocum
March 28, 1944-April 28, 2017
Robert E. “Bob” Yocum, 73, Geneva, died Friday at his home.
Born in Celina, Ohio, to Doyle D. and Naomi N. (Crozier) Yocum, he was a graduate of Willshire High School.
He married Martha A. Sharpe on Feb. 23, 1998, in Van Wert, Ohio, and she survives.
A member of the Willshire, Ohio, American Legion and a previous men’s auxiliary member of VFW Post No. 6751 in Geneva, he had worked at Sharpe Canning Company and Fremont Company, both in Rockford, Ohio, and Red Gold in Geneva.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Dianne E. Garcia, Decatur, and Jessica R. Altic (husband: Scott), Berne; a stepson, Joshua Lovelace (wife: Amanda), St. Marys, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Andrea Hudson, Berne; two grandchildren; and seven stepgreat-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by Downing & Glancy Funeral Home in Geneva.
Condolences may be expressed at http://www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.
Born in Celina, Ohio, to Doyle D. and Naomi N. (Crozier) Yocum, he was a graduate of Willshire High School.
He married Martha A. Sharpe on Feb. 23, 1998, in Van Wert, Ohio, and she survives.
A member of the Willshire, Ohio, American Legion and a previous men’s auxiliary member of VFW Post No. 6751 in Geneva, he had worked at Sharpe Canning Company and Fremont Company, both in Rockford, Ohio, and Red Gold in Geneva.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Dianne E. Garcia, Decatur, and Jessica R. Altic (husband: Scott), Berne; a stepson, Joshua Lovelace (wife: Amanda), St. Marys, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Andrea Hudson, Berne; two grandchildren; and seven stepgreat-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by Downing & Glancy Funeral Home in Geneva.
Condolences may be expressed at http://www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.
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